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As you probably all know there was an element of confusion as to who would take over the mantle of distribution of LML in the UK!We had approached LML Italia the then European Distributor late 2012 - negotiations were tense to say the least and we chose not to pander to their rather excessive demands - however we were offered stock at reduced prices which we chose NOT to buy (2009 and 2010 manufacture)I can assure you that these are distress sales of old units and as such we at MotoGB WILL honour warranty at the manufacturer level, as we will for all other units pre MotoGB.LML Owners can rest assured that any relevant part(s) failing due to faulty manufacture or materials within two years of registration then the PART will be provided free of charge.Any labour element must be provided by the supplying dealer/importer/LML Italia.To clarify, MotoGB will NOT pay for labour for units that they did not provide - should you wish to debate this point then I am more than happy to do so!

Frequently a manufacturer will not directly cover warranty costs, mainly smaller manufacturers - possibly because an additional level of infrastructure is required to process claims, frame number, end user, service history etc.

Instead they wish to leave this to the importer to 'manage' and offer an over-riding discount instead, usually 2-5% from the cost price (smaller manufacturers simply put two extra machines into the container to cover warranty claims!).

So if a manufacturer buys 1,000 machines at $1,000 then he could have a discount of $50,000 to cover warranty claims AGAINST THOSE UNITS, not past or future!

EP Barrus have had all their discount and now that they don't have the brand THEY WANT TO KEEP THE DISCOUNT!

Now in fairness the real culprit may be LML Italia who may have swallowed the discount and also not pass it on to Barrus - but really that should not be a burden for MotoGB - the responsibility is firmly at the front door of EP Barrus and Ian Cordes their Warranty Manager (failing that, Alex Callan - Sales Manager who may have misrepresented the warranty arrangements - sorry Ian and Alex but your cavalier attitude is sticking in my gullet right now !!!).

As I have said before and so many times, we will not see an end user suffer the parts cost (unless it is wear and tear or negligence etc)

Please Guys (and Gals) give us a break, we are NOT the bad guys here!

ThanksMr MotoGB

Sorry that MotoGB don't want to pay the labour.... They are willing to cover with the help of LML India the parts